In the 24 hours since we reported on it here on The Torch, the media has pounced on Virginia Tech’s threats against the Collegiate Times student newspaper. FIRE has been quick to denounce Virginia Tech’s actions against the Times over the publication’s allowance of anonymous comments on its website, as noted by the Society of Professional Journalists and College Media Matters. The Daily Pennsylvanianis blogging about it as well, and Virginia Tech’s behavior has also captured the attention of The Washington Post. Something tells me that Virginia Tech isn’t going to get a lot of support from the newspaper business on this front—just a hunch. Stay tuned for more on this quickly developing story.

Finally, a new FIRE case at Binghamton University features in the current issue of the Binghamton Review. Read more about Michael Gutsell’s unfortunate treatment at the hands of Binghamton’s Department of Social Work here, and see also an article on Binghamton’s speech codes here.